Student-artists at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School learned a new technique during a recent lesson in Ms. McLaughlin’s art classes. As part of a lesson on the printing process, the students learned how to create jelly plate prints which uses a gelatin-based ink. Following a lesson on the tools used during the printing process, the students rolled out the ink on the plates to create different textures and lines. In a subsequent lesson, students used a second layer of ink and spring-themed stencils to create negative space on the prints.

Date Added: 5/2/2024

Fourth grade students in Mrs. Cranmer’s class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School have recently discovered that math comes in all shapes and sizes. With protractors in hands, the students have been working on their geometry unit learning different types of lines and angles. They enjoyed drawing and measuring angles using protractors, finding the measure of an unknown angle and learning how to find complementary and supplementary angles. Their hard work is on display in the hallway bulletin board.

Date Added: 5/1/2024

Fourth graders at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School are blooming poets. In celebration of National Poetry Month, they recently completed their English language arts unit on poetry. Students learned about different styles and elements of poetry and how to incorporate figurative language into their writing. They then wrote and published their favorite pieces at the end of the unit. The fourth grade classes celebrated their creativity by having a publishing party, reading aloud their pieces to the class.

Date Added: 4/17/2024

Students in Mrs. McLaughlin’s sewing club at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School have been working hard on designing and creating their own plushies. These artists drew their own designs, cut their felts, and assembled their piece using three different types of stitches.

Date Added: 4/11/2024

On March 14, Deauville Gardens East Elementary School held a second literacy night for students in grades three through five. Students and their families gathered in the gym, and listened to Principal Mr. Buccello read aloud the “Word Collector” by Peter H. Reynolds. School counselor Mrs. Mullady, dressed as Jerome, the story’s main character, acted out the story as it was being read aloud.

Afterward, students moved to their classrooms to participate in glow in the dark activities. Each student received a glow stick upon arrival. Third graders played Scrabble with floor-sized pieces and worked together to unscramble sentences. Fourth and fifth graders had a synonym scavenger hunt. They each were given a list of words. The synonyms for their word list were written in invisible ink and posted around the room. Students used a black light pen to find the matching synonym and record it on their paper.

Fourth and fifth graders also made a fortune teller with comprehension prompts to use when reading. All students wrote a word that tells about themselves to add to the school’s “Word Collector” display. All students went home with two books, a copy of the “Word Collector” and a second book of their choice.

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Date Added: 4/9/2024